Spinning again

I've been spinning again -- off and on, in stolen moments. Here is my newest Avi Wasserman spindle (it's pearwood, but not sapient, unfortunately,) full of a splendid silk/merino blend:There are few colours as joyous and radiant as bright pink. When used judiciously, it's one of my favourites.

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Ooh, that's a new concept for me. Thanks for linking to the sapient definition. I love it! Now I can't stop thinking about how awesome it would be to have sapient knitting needles. THEY'D NEVER GET LOST!

The yarn is beautiful. I would love to learn to spin, but can't afford any more hobbies. I know its a slippery slope - before you know it, you are looking into zone laws to determine whether or not you can buy your own alpaca.

I JUST wrote a post about Terry Pratchett. :) I've been working my way through the reading order, and just finished Reaper Man. Can you imagine if you had a spindle made of Counting Pines?

I've wanted to learn to spin forever, but my husband (patient and tolerant though he may be) has decided that knitting, crocheting, sewing, and quilting are quite enough, thank you, and I don't need to learn to spin. I think he's probably right- but I'm still going to make him learn to turn spindles on his lathe. :)